The government sends Brian back to the Canadian wilderness in this beloved follow-up to the award-winning classic Hatchet from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen!
 
Two years after Brian Robeson survived fifty-four days alone in the Canadian wilderness the government wants him to head back so they can learn what he did to stay alive. This time Derek Holtzer a government psychologist will accompany him. But a freak storm leaves Derek unconscious. Brians only hope is to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post. Hes survived with only a hatchet before--now can Brian build a raft and navigate an unknown river?
 
For the first time its not only Brians survival thats at stake. . .
 

An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
A Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year
 

“Vividly written a book that will as intended please the readers who hoped that Paulsen like Brian would ‘do it again.’” —Kirkus Reviews

Read all the Hatchet Adventures!
Brians Winter
The River
Brians Return
Brians Hunt